Car-truck.



No. 820,337. FATENTBD MAY a, 1906.

J. B. BARNES. GAR TRUCK. APPLICATION FILED JAELZZ, 1906.

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CAR-T E0. 820,337. Specification of BUCK.

Letters Extent. I fatenteu m a, 1986 lpplioation filed January 22, 1906. Serial Es. 2921239;

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Be is in 31 @5135 i, JOSHUA B. BARNES, citizen a? is; United States, residing as Springfield, is the eefirltly of Sangamdn eridj State sf lllieeis sberje invented a new s nd useiel Erargreremeni 1n Carr-Trucks, of wluelg ie a specification. Si n relates particularly is frei ill-C3,? truek havi a east-steel or all true V-bslster, and has or its object to Sim: iiig't he eenstruction and to obtain egres ight and rigid structure 7 "fire nreniien consists in feetgrg sesi ee as hereinafter described i referenee being had ts e rzhere beer on the axle-bexes j are errazmeled for ween-mg the 3213b bar 5, male the batten]. of the zmddle er= drawings, fern-nag pert 9f ibis epeei ealgieri,

Figure 1 ls'e'tep plan view of my im reveri 3H1k emitting the brakes and 0% *6? e13: grands sf srirzery well-knswn eonstruc tiara; ig. 2, a side elevation thereof ,to enler ed scale, and 351g. 3 vertieal longituiseseiefi through see-half sf the trackbolster and cembined side frame vi the track online33inFig1. 7

Like letters and numerals oireferenee deriete like parts in all tbefi'giires; V I

a rergresents the truek -leister, wbieb is refer-e17 metallic, of any suitable design,

the usual center plgfe g side bear"; ings 2, and guide-lugs 3. *Eeeh'side frame 0% the truck eemprises the arch-bar b, the inverted 'archbar 0, having the truck-colnr s as eomponent arts therenf, and the bettom tiebzrr e, whiel are secured together by the bolts =1; the bars 5, c, and a spanning end suppsrting the axle-belies f, to wlfieh they are secured by the bolts 4' in the usual manner,

In lieu sf theseparately eonstructed b g fier er truek-eelumns and springs plan? wit-l1 their separate attachments 1:513 as; V

the arch-hers arid trensems, respectively, arglinarily used, I make the'inverted er bar 6, preferably of east-sfieiel," having fifi ar se; eeiumns d int 'eidebf see}; selmnd integrally therewith and i at a suitable distance share the bolster iepring-seat 6, eachbraeket 10 preferably pro- Vjeatin lerrgrtudieell g beyend the si es sf the 00 mm: :3 $01 insuring an extended bearing and ri id eonnectien'tberetu of the trensoms 'g, or t. e transomsg be secured to the eat 4;? danger from, their loosening and "'feture is rernoved. 'lllsreever by the rigidity of the in ted V blazer arid tiuck columns, enmbrred iih ilestemn 's thereto if he trarresms gee 13111113 at a certain disiargeeebfive lower middlizbrtien '0 ilie frii 'erted it'is here meter? that the eolumns d c herifig letezzel flanges er extens iens 5 wine ere flesh with the to side 0f the b' Qnited imegfildy' to the upwardly and rally inclniedyortiens 9f the inverted isiiefeee 3:35 fem therewit a seeig 6 fan W y herizerrirli'tgie-pieees 12 frar insuring additional etgr sh be the basting thereat said ineiar; being preferably Kennel (if t} sireieeii in eross-seetien.

eater eed portions bf theiirierted arch-bar columns (5 in an? ether euitablemamierer if 7 V firfe's' rsrrg seab 6 mc-reased steeizzese and 100 all kerew1th '%%:ss b1hty are imbartled in the truck relative iber c immedfifiely benesth the brackets 05 shown, er ethefir es asfound most suitable. no

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a car-truck, the combination with the trnck-bolster and axle-boxes, of side frames comprising respectively an arch-bar, an inverted arch-bar consisting of an integral casting having, the truck-columns and bolster spring-seat integral therewith, and a bottom tle-bar, means for fixin the said bars and axle-boxes together, an transoms connecting the side frames to each other at a suitable distance above the said seat, snbstantiallyas described.

2. In a car-truck, the combination with the truck-bolster, the transolns, and the axleboxes, of side frames comprising respectively an arch-bar, an inverted arch-bar consisting of an integral casting having the truck-columns and bolster spring-seat integral thercwith, brackets integral with the truck-col- 2o umns at a suitable distance above the said seat and adapted for the attachment thereto of the transoms, and means for fixing the said bars and axle-boxes together, substantially as described.

3. In a car-truck, an inverted arch-bar consisting of an inte ral casting having the truck-columns and Iiolster spring-seat inte ral therewith, the said bar being channe ed at the top and bottom, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOSHUA "B. BARNES.

Witnesses:

EDWARD W. FURRELL, ELIZABETH C. TOUHEY. 

